Ad Hoc Announcement Pursuant to Article 53 of the SIX Exchange Regulation Listing Rules SIKA DELIVERS 4.0% LOCAL CURRENCY REVENUE GROWTH AND UPGRADES FULL-YEAR GROWTH EXPECTATIONSSika posts half-year sales growth of 4.0% in local currencies; reported sales of CHF 5.59 billion; (-1.5% in CHF, including a foreign currency effect of -5.5%) Organic growth of 2.9%; acquisition effect of 1.1% Material margin up 60 bps year on year to 55.7% EBITDA of CHF 1.06 billion, with an EBITDA margin of 19.0%; up 10 bps year on year Net profit of CHF 552.1 million (2025: CHF 554.4 million); diluted earnings per share of CHF 3.43 (2025: CHF 3.45) Operating free cash flow of CHF 139.6 million (2025: CHF 181.9 million) Fast Forward program on track to deliver CHF 80 million in savings in 2026 Record employee engagement score of 88 index points, surpassing...

Initial rollout of the Premium Nutrition Pantry demonstrates the Company’s strategy to accelerate owned-brand expansion, strengthen vertical integration and support long-term revenue growth LONDON, July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rapid Nutrition PLC (Euronext Growth: ALRPD), is pleased to announce the expansion of its owned-brand portfolio through the rollout of its new Premium Nutrition Pantry across the HealthShop+ wellness hub network and online channels. The initial rollout of the Premium Nutrition Pantry will comprise up to 100 premium wholefood products featuring sustainably sourced, minimally processed ingredients designed to complement the Company’s evidence-based nutrition philosophy and support healthier everyday living. The launch represents an important milestone in Rapid Nutrition’s strategy to expand...

New York, New York, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Market Technology Acquisition Corp (the “Company”), a newly organized special purpose acquisition company formed as a Cayman Islands exempted company, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 20,500,000 units (the “IPO”), which includes 500,000 units issued pursuant to the partial exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $205,000,000. The units began trading on the Global Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “MTAKU” on July 24, 2026. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share....

SANTA MONICA, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Catalyst Acquisition Corp. (“Catalyst” or the “Company”) announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. The units will be listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) and trade under the ticker symbol “CATLU” beginning July 28, 2026. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right entitling the holder thereof to receive one-seventh of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination. The Class A ordinary shares and rights comprising the units are expected to begin separate trading no later than the 52nd day following this date. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and rights are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq under the...

PASCAGOULA, Miss., July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has expanded its distributed shipbuilding strategy to include modular unit construction for the U.S. Navy’s amphibious transport dock program, beginning with Philadelphia (LPD 32). This expansion builds on the proven success achieved through distributed shipbuilding in HII’s destroyer program, further strengthening the company’s commitment to increasing throughput and supporting the national industrial base. “Expanding distributed shipbuilding into the LPD program is a critical step in scaling capacity to meet rising fleet demand,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Blanchette said. “By shifting selected structural units to trusted partners, just as we’ve successfully done in the Flight III destroyer program, we’re enabling more...

Exceptional intersections in the Core Zone will be included in the imminent resource update and PEA/Scoping Study; FireFly joins the S&P/ASX 200 Index HIGHLIGHTSExceptional drilling results from the high-grade core zone (Core Zone) included 42.0m @ 6.1% Copper Equivalent1 (CuEq) (including a Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) zone of 9.8m @ 16.5% CuEq) and 51.5m @ 4.9% CuEq (including 17.0m @ 9.1% CuEq) (see ASX announcement dated 2 July 2026) These results highlight the Core Zone’s potential to underpin early, high-margin production (see ASX announcement dated 2 July 2026) Given the strength of these results, FireFly will incorporate them into an updated Mineral Resource Estimate, which will then feed into the economic studiesThe current Green Bay Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) stands at 50.4Mt @ 2.0% CuEq in the Measured &...

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARCpoint Inc. (TSXV: ARC) (the “Company” or “ARCpoint”) provides an update further to its news release dated July 15, 2026 (the “MCTO Application Announcement”) regarding its application for a management cease trade order and the anticipated delay in filing its annual financial statements, accompanying management’s discussion and analysis and related CEO and CFO certificates for the year ended March 31, 2026 (collectively, the “Annual Filings”), which are required to be filed on or before July 29, 2026 (the “Annual Filing Deadline”). As disclosed in the MCTO Application Announcement, the Company had applied to the British Columbia Securities Commission (the “BCSC”), as its principal regulator, for a management cease trade order (“MCTO”) under National Policy 12-203 –...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ongwe Minerals Inc. (“Ongwe” or “the Company”) (TSXV: OGW) (NSX: ONG) is pleased to announce that it has voluntarily filed a technical report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) for the Omatjete Gold Project located in Namibia. The technical report, titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Omatjete Gold Project, Namibia”, has an effective date of May 31, 2026 and a report date of June 30, 2026 (the “Technical Report”). The Technical Report was prepared for the Company by The MSA Group (Pty) Ltd., authored by Michael J. Robertson, Pr.Sci.Nat (400005/92); MAusIMM (316078). Ongwe’s CEO, Dave Underwood, states “The Omatjete Project has recently become the flagship project for the...

CHICAGO, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Senior Counselor to President Trump Dr. Peter Navarro and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined CEO of Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX), Jesse Gary and hundreds of workers to celebrate Century Aluminum’s historic increase in domestic production. This historic milestone will increase total U.S. domestic primary aluminum production by approximately 10%, along with the Century Aluminum Mt. Holly workforce growing to over 600. “We are grateful to President Trump and Secretary Lutnick for their strong leadership as we rebuild U.S. aluminum production, which is critical for U.S. national and economic security. This 10% increase in domestic aluminum production is just the beginning,” remarked Jesse Gary, CEO of Century...